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February 5, 2010

UNC CSI Recovers Native Plants from Campus Site 

Recently members of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute and local partners picked pea pods from plants currently on the 200 acre UNC CSI campus site in Skyco.  After a site assessment by Robert Glennon, a manager from the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program USDA, Natural Resources Conservation service, it was discovered that there are many stabilizing, native plants that are currently on the undeveloped campus site.  An effort is being made to relocate these valuable plants to an area of the site which won’t be disturbed by the construction of the campus.  Many of the plants can be used to stabilize the canals by relocating them once construction is completed.  By rescuing and replanting we hope to minimize the environmental impact of developing this area. 

The first plants to be recovered from the site were seed pods from the Beach pea (Strophosyles helvola).  It was critical to collects these pods now because they had not yet broken and dispersed their seeds.  These pods were collected and will be stored until they can be replanted after construction is completed.          

Efforts will continue to relocate native plants until construction begins.  Moving the plants in the winter, while they are in a dormant state may lead to a greater chance of success.
  
 

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